V Programming Language version 0.4.12 released
8 hours ago
- #programming
- #V-language
- #update
- Version 0.4.12 released on 19 Sep 2025 with significant improvements.
- New JSON encoder implementation in json2, 70% faster than the old one and 110% faster than cJSON-based json.
- Introduction of virtual C consts with custom types (e.g., const C.MY_CONST u8).
- Support for -div-by-zero-is-zero flag, allowing x / 0 == 0 and x % 0 == x for integer types.
- VLS mode added for the language server in pure V.
- Support for @OS, @CCOMPILER, @BACKEND, and @PLATFORM macros.
- Deprecation of gx in favor of gg, which now includes all gx functionalities.
- Multiple checker improvements and fixes, including sizeof(T) in generic structs and comptime support for additional platforms.
- Parser improvements, including support for -force-bounds-checking and fixes for syntax errors in loops and struct initializations.
- Compiler internals enhancements, including better string interpolation handling and improved tracking of used closures.
- Standard library updates, including new modules like curve25519, Ascon cryptographic module, and improvements to math.big and sync.
- Web-related fixes, including HTTP multipart form parsing and Veb framework improvements.
- ORM support for lowercase operators like 'like', 'in', and 'not in'.
- Database driver modifications for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite to support connection pooling.
- Native backend improvements, including support for comptime CPU architectures and ELF globals.
- C backend fixes, including sumtype option unwrapping and static/volatile variable dereferencing.
- JavaScript backend updates, including fixes for vfmt and support for 64-bit integers.
- Tools improvements, including support for repo_branch in v.mod files and better CI job outputs.
- Operating system support enhancements, including fixes for Windows memory leaks and OpenBSD compatibility.
- Examples updates, including new sieve of Eratosthenes implementation in primes.v and fixes for doc comment examples.